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N. P. SVENDSEN.

BABY CRIB.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-15.15MB.

1,3 1 1 ,782. Patented July 29, 1919.

THE COLUMBIA PLANUURIUH cu" WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

NIELS PETER SVENDSEN, 0F CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA.

BABY-CRIB.

Application filed October 15, 1918.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, NIELS P. Svnnnsnn, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, Canada, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Baby-Cribs, of which thefollowing is a specification,

This invention has reference to a novel construction of crib for babiesand the principal object of the invention is to produce a crib which maybe folded up and pushed under a bed. c

Other objects of the invention relate to the manner of attaching thecrib to the bed so that the same may have sliding movement on said bed;of means for connecting the sides of the crib thereto so that the samemay be folded upon each other and of means of hinging the crib to thebase so that said crib may be placed on a level with the bed or loweredso as to be passed under the bed.

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, ref-.

erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like charactersdenote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and inwhich Figure 1 is the side view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end View with the parts in normal position.

Fig. 3 is a like view with the partsin lowered position.

Fig. 4 is a detailed view showing the means for connecting the upperedges of the crib together.

Fig. 5 is a detail showing the means for locking the crib in raisedposition.

In these views, 1 indicates the bottom frame of the crib, this frameconsisting of the side and end pieces to which the bottom of woven wireor the like is secured. End posts 2 are secured to the corners of thisframe and these posts support the sides 3 and the ends 4: of the crib. Iprefer to make these sides and ends from a framework of tubing on whichis stretched woven wire or the like. The two ends and one side arepivotally connected with the end posts by means of the bolts 5 whichpass through the posts and engage the lower Specification of LettersPatent.

Serial No. 258,130.

edges of the frames. In this way the ends and side maybe folded overupon each other as shown in Fig. 3. The other side is removably attachedto its end posts by having its bottom edge engaging the slots 0 formedin the upper ends of the two posts. In this way this side may be liftedout of the slots and removed from the crib so as to leave one side ofthe crib open. The top edges of the sides and ends are secured togetherby having recessed lugs 7 connected with the upright tubes of the endsand the sides are provided with the projections 7", which engage therecesses in the lugs. These projections are screw threaded so as toreceive the wing nuts 7. In this waythe upper parts of the ends andsides are secured together.

A base is provided forthe crib which consists of a frame 8 ofsubstantially the same dimensions as the crib and this frame issupported by the pair of legs 9 at one side thereof. These logs aresecured to the frame intermediate their ends and the frame is braced onsaid legs by the braces 10. The other side of the frame is supported bythe strips 11. These strips are removably attached to said frame, bymeans of bolts or the like so that said strips may he used as legs ormay form extensions of the end pieces of the frame, as shown in Figs. 2and 3. In this case the end of the strips are secured by bolts or thelike to depending pieces 12 which are each provided with a plurality ofholes 13 for receiving said bolts so that the point of attachment of thestrips with the pieces 16 may be adjusted to suit the length of the legs9. A V-shaped brace 13' connects said strip with the said piece tostrengthen the same. The upper end of the piece 12 carries a roller 14which engages a track 15 suspended from a bar 16. These bars are placedunder the bed and are secured to the bed in any suitable way. As thebars are directly over the track they will prevent any part of the bedfrom interfering with the movement of the rollers.

The crib is connected with the base frame "by the hinges 17. As shown,there is a pair of the hinges on each side of the crib and they connectthe side bars of the crib and base together. Each hinge consists of apair of short leaves 18, which are riveted to said side bars, and thelong leaf 19 extending between the bars. when the parts are in raisedposition the Patented July 29, 1919.

It will thus be seen that 'rods are retracted from said holes by meansof the button 22"connected with the inner ends ofsaid rods and carriedby a bracket 23' secured'to the side-rail ofthe crib.

-It-Wil1'-thus-be seen that the crib is held in upright positionalongside the bed and When desired free-access may be'hadto the cribfrom the bed by removing the inner sideof the crib. This side may beplaced underthe-base on the hooks 23 which are provided forthis purpose.When the crib is not in use the sides and ends are swung downwardly andthen the rods withdrawi'i from the holes by means of thebutton 22.

The crib is then folded into the position shown in Fig.- 3 andthenthe-baseWiththe 'cri'bthereon'is shoved under-the bed. When the cribis to be used alone the strips 1-l' are placedvertically-so as toforinlegstherefor.

1 prefer to cover "the edges of the side and end frames'of the crib byfolding sheet metal strips about the tubes and edges of the woven Wire.1 v

It is thought from the foregoing descrlp- 'tion that the advantages andnovel features of my invention Will be readily apparent.

I desire it to he understood that :I may make changes in theconstruction and in the combinationand arrangement of the several parts,provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim as my invention A crib of the class described comprising'aconnected WlthGZI'Gh-GIICl ofthe frame at one side thereof and having aportion-projecting above the frame, apairo-fstrips detachably connectedWith the other siol'e of the frame frame consisting ofa-pair of siderails and, end rails connected With-the s1de-ra1ls,-a leg and whenplaced vertically formingdegs and When placed horizontally forming'extensions of the end rails, depending pieces adjustaibly and detaehablyconnected With the ends of the stripsvvhenthe same are in theirhorizontal position, means forvslidingly connecting said dependingpieces to the bottom'of a bedand a crib hinged to said frame.

In-testimony whereof I =aflix-my signature.

NIELS PETER SVENDSEN.

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